u/bfd_fapit

>!# GOBLIN!<

I have BD1 with psychotic features, and so does my friend. He’s been reaching out to hang out and is very high energy about religious topics (huge red flag for him). Says he’s on his meds but my internal warning lights are flashing.

We’ve been friends for over seven years and I’ve seen him cycle a few times, always resulting in involuntary hospitalization. He’s got a history of endangering himself and others while psychotic, gets dangerous religious delusions, sometimes violent. Last year at roughly this time he popped up acting much the same way and I let myself get dragged along into some sketchy situations trying to keep him safe, wound up destabilizing me significantly into a mixed episode when I was already trending towards manic myself. I actually wound up taking him to the hospital myself for involuntary admission at one point (they admitted him immediately, knew him).

I’m doing much better now, stable and healthy according to everyone in my support system, including family, psychiatrist, therapist, and peer support group, so I’m not worried about destabilizing into an episode myself—I just don’t want to get involved with any of his chaotic bullshit again, it’s really triggering and honestly unsafe.

Thoughts, advice?